Suzhou vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$1527
🏠 One person rent
$290
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
55
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
12.7M
9.08M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 50% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 6776th and 8496th ($798 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 466th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suzhou compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Ranked 10th vs 101st best cities to live in China, and 2020th vs 6556th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Xuzhou

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Suzhou Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.1
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5286
$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2709
$1668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.64
$4.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$52.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1049
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20341
$22004

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$595
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$605
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$557
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$590
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$588
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$585
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$587
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$633
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$523
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$575
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$612
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$523
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$602
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$571
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$578
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$613
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$624
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$672
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$567
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$560
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$562
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$578
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$583
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$550
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$635
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$610
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$555
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$589
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$644
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$670
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$508
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$457
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$546
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$549
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$650
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$693
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$789